Important: Angst, but a happy ending. Complete draft, updates when inspiration strikes. Please leave a star, thank you.
Cool, calculating bottom Tang Ye X straight-laced-to-devoted-dog top He Jianan. The top is strong, but the bottom is stronger. The top admires the strong, pursues the bottom, and treasures and pampers him.
He Jianan, an elite postdoctoral researcher at prestigious H University, sees a gaunt figure in a cemetery who looks just like Tang Ye, the genius rival he lost touch with eight years ago.
A few days later, Tang Ye actually becomes his colleague and quickly turns into everyone's darling. He acts like they don't know each other in public, and claims "I've lost my memory" when they're alone.
He Jianan is exasperated. He taps Tang Ye's earlobe. "Faking amnesia? Have you watched too many romance dramas? We got our ear piercings together."
Tang Ye's face immediately turns pale, and he flees in a panic.
He, a straight man, is baffled. "Bro, why are you running?"
Only later does he learn that the gaunt figure in the cemetery really was Tang Ye, and that his amnesia wasn't an act.
He Jianan's heart aches. He pulls Tang Ye into a tight embrace. Forget rivals, forget brothers. When they got their ears pierced together all those years ago, his heart had already begun to stir.
"You protect the world. I'll protect you."
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Tang Ye's perspective: A fake returning-student newbie and everyone's darling, a real genius and fully leveled-up powerhouse. Broken in body and mind after an accident, he crawls out of the abyss only to uncover the truth.
His high school classmate, however, follows close behind, insisting over and over that he'll protect him.
"Are we even that close?"
[Campus mini-theater: After a CP fanfic about the two campus heartthrobs starts circulating at school]
After school, Tang Ye spots He Jianan, jumps onto his back, and gets in the first hit. "Come on, call me hubby!"
He Jianan doesn't waste time arguing. He pulls out his phone and opens a secret album. "Who calls who? Think carefully."
Tang Ye grits his teeth in frustration, but can only force out a very quiet:
"Woof~"
"Good dog! Let me pat your head!" He, captain of the woof-woof squad, is relieved: He almost took the joke too far just now. He thought Tang Ye was going to call him "husband" in front of everyone.
[Please note]
The bottom's mental illness and physical symptoms will both be cured. His diagnosis is complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or CPTSD, which differs from PTSD and is a long-term neurological injury. Lines like "I should have died long ago" are auditory hallucinations caused by neurological damage, not suicidal tendencies.
Medical cases vary from person to person. This novel is entirely fictional and should not be used as a reference.
If you are ill, seek medical attention promptly and make sure to get evidence-based treatment.
[Reading guide]
Primarily romance, with a guaranteed happy ending.
The romance unfolds against a backdrop of scientific research and mystery. Feel free to skip the technical details; there won't be long stretches of tech-heavy exposition.
The bottom is pure. He puts himself in danger to gather information, but has no actual physical contact with anyone. The top is also pure. He once thought he was straight, but it turns out he wasn't straight at all.
Multiple characters are into the bottom!! But the bottom only reciprocates the top's feelings.
A fictionalized modern setting. The story is entirely made up, and all country names, place names, and organization names are fictional.
There is no romance or romantic storyline during the high school campus portion. They are good kids who follow school rules and regulations, and their horseplay is all just playful banter.
[The author's daily unhinged ramblings]
None of the characters are perfect. This isn't written to cater to any one group, so it may not suit readers with extreme character preferences.
Theme: Communication matters.
There is a feeling that the story is as natural as a stream flowing slowly 😍😍😍
As an older social worker who reads books all the year round and has no troubles in his heart, I was initially attracted by the sense of youthful destiny in the title of the book. After I clicked on the text... I was pleasantly surprised. What really attracts me to read this article is the author's sincere writing style and the real and CP tension-filled plot core. It is not a fast-food campus romance article or the same old story on the market, but a story of deep love and waiting that spans ten years hidden under the ambiguous identity of an old enemy. He Jianan and Tang Ye went from high school rivals to their reunion in adulthood. Every physical contact and verbal interaction between the two was full of unintentional teasing, and the sense of ambiguity was very high. This foreshadowing of the bond that has existed since childhood gave the relationship between the two people the feeling of "it's still you who goes round and round". The sense of destiny successfully piqued my craving for sugar. Among them, the setting related to "drone" scientific research makes the story go beyond a simple love narrative and adds a sense of professionalism and mission. I have to say that the author's entry point is really up to date with the times, and it also makes the character more attractive. Let's talk about the character creation of this article. On the surface, He Jianan is an upright squad leader and the proud son of heaven, but in fact he is a loyal dog Gong who is affectionate, dedicated and silently guarding. He is gentle and possessive at the same time. The key is that he always thinks that he is a straight man. This setting is so interesting... The supporting characters are not tools either. For example, academician He Xi's open-mindedness, Yuan Yawei's little girl's thoughts, and Tang Tian's complex emotions all make the story more real and three-dimensional. As for Tang Ye, he is so distressing, so I will mention it here separately. On the surface, he is a dramatist and a scheming genius. In high school, he made his old enemy fashionable. He stunned the audience with mathematical modeling in class. He fights neatly and cleanly. As an adult, he is very fond of He Jianan. The cold words are full of thorns, but if you peel off this hard shell, you will find that he is a broken man who bears the guilt of the sacrifice of his comrades, abandoned by his original family, and a patient with severe psychological trauma and physical illness. All his strength is just a disguise. He was just afraid of being abandoned and experiencing loss again, and He Jianan was his salvation. From the upright and arrogant squad leader when he was young, to the affectionate and paranoid guardian as an adult, he seemed to be Tang Ye's old enemy, but he silently cared about Tang Ye from the beginning to the end. (Unknowingly hhh) His deep love for Tang Ye has never changed from high school to adulthood, especially the sentence "What kind of love is there before meeting that person at the top?" It's so funny, coming from a straight man. In addition to the delicate emotional line, the foreshadowing of this article is also very carefully laid out. The structure of the two-line narrative is very clever, and the suspense of the reality line is layered layer by layer. Tang Ye's lies about amnesia, the hallucination of the cemetery, and the unknown scientific research past reveal his broken past bit by bit, and the return of the campus The memory line perfectly fills the bond of youth, clearly explaining the process of the two people from old enemies to heartfelt love, without any sense of abruptness. The whole story is full of daily fireworks. It is not just for the protagonist's love, but to build a real and tangible world. The reason why I say this novel is worth reading is because it depicts the truest form of love. There is no quick confession between attack and repayment, it is all a long and steady pull. This is what touches me the most. I very much look forward to the two people being able to untie all the knots in the following chapters and be happy together... Big boost for the author~ I want to take sugar, your writing is very good! Don't let me down!
I felt bad about the bar scene at the beginning - "My face was flashed by the headlights of a passing motorcycle". This transition was so wonderful! In that ambiguous light and shadow, during the confrontation between Tang Ye and the man in the suit, I directly smelled a dangerous and charming atmosphere!! And He Jianan's reaction when he saw this scene - "My heart that had just calmed down tightened again", wuwuwugugu, you know how to kill people😭 Then the "connected household" foreshadowed the withdrawal and my scalp went numb! Tang Ye reported to Dr. Chen, "Start with the 35-year-old distinguished associate professor at the Institute of Materials Science" - it turns out that coming out as gay really has a purpose!! But here comes the point, he took the initiative to mention He Jianan! Specifically asking "Will this person expose your identity?" - What does this mean! It shows that He Jianan is special in his heart! It needs to be treated separately! Not your ordinary high school classmates! I hit it!!! And the memory of that rooftop scene made me burst into tears! He Jianan wanted to ask about "that incident in the senior year of high school", but "suddenly lost the courage to question" - what happened that year? The two of them turned from good friends to strangers. He Jianan even deleted his WeChat account, but he still remembers it until now - this kind of setting of "one person remembers all the details and the other pretends not to remember" is so annoying!! The most amazing thing is Tang Ye's sentence: "But these are all told to me by the Internet, I can't remember them anymore" - this sentence coupled with the description of "small earlobes" makes me feel bad! You said you couldn't remember, but you remember that his earlobes were very small? Gugu, you are so good!!! I can repeat this detail of "you forget what you say, but your body is more honest than your mouth"!!! And He Jianan's perspective - "this exquisite face that I haven't seen in eight years" - he used the word "exquisite"! It's been eight years and I still remember it so clearly! They say "the distance between ordinary colleagues", but they really care about it in their hearts!! This kind of self-deceptive secret love is too much for me!!! Dr. Chen asked, "Are you different from others in exposing me?" Tang Ye said, "He Jianan knows a lot about me, but he won't tell me." - Tang Ye, why are you so sure? Why are you so sure? Is it because you know he likes you? Or is it because you know him better than anyone else?!!! I'll swallow this candy first as a token of respect!!! In the last paragraph, "The rooftop of their mother's No. 1 Middle School," Gugu, you buried the hook too deep! Senior year of high school, winter vacation, rooftop, Yuan Yawei - when these keywords are strung together, I have already begun to brainstorm a 100,000-word prequel!!! The characters are perfect, the tension is perfect, and the hidden lines are perfect! The character Tang Ye is so fascinating. He is cold and calculating on the surface, but his firmness toward He Jianan hides something inexplicable. He Jianan's deep affection that "says he's letting go, but his heart is full of drama" is written so delicately! Every time the two of them confront each other, it makes my heart beat wildly!!! 😭 😭 😭
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! This article is so beautiful!!! I fell vertically into the pit!!! The "Don't touch me" sentence at the beginning of the chapter immediately shocked me - Tang Ye's reaction was so hilarious! What's the story behind that kind of stress and resistance after being touched? Gugu, you know how to whet your appetite!!! Moreover, the detail of He Jianan's "shrinking hands" after being pushed away was so aggrieved and cautious that I have already started to shudder😭 Then the "Guan Hu" confrontation took my breath away! Tang Ye's sentence "Comparing whose connections are stronger" is too harsh! But He Jianan was anxious - "No one here knows that he is He west's son." It turns out that he also has a secret! Both of them are hiding, both are acting, and both are using thorns to protect themselves - this "two-way disguise" setting is so awesome!!! Then the dinner table scene I would like to call it a famous scene!! The contrast between Tang Ye before and after is too great! In the morning, he is still a "don't touch me" hedgehog, but at noon he becomes a "laughing and thumping shoulder" good brother? Gugu, you can write about the complexity of characters!!! And the subtle feeling of "pretending to be familiar in front of others" is so well written! Then - then Tang Ye came out directly!!! I just screamed!!! "I've always been gay and only like boys" - when I said this in front of He Jianan, I felt bad! What kind of fairy Shura field is this!! And He Jianan's reaction - "It was like being suddenly sunk into water, with a void in his heart and a blank in his mind." This description is too delicate! He recalled the "inexplicable heat" he felt when the medicine behind his ears was dried, and I fainted!!! It turns out that He Jianan's passion started in high school😭 And Tang Ye's words, "Of course Teacher Xiao He doesn't know, after all, we were in different classes in high school" - we were obviously friends in the same class, why did we say we were in different classes? Is this drawing a line or protecting something? This kind of "pretending to be unfamiliar" knife is too painful and jarring!!! The most amazing thing is the twist at the end!!! I jumped out of my chair!!! The man in the suit said "Is this why you came out?" - It turns out that Tang Ye's coming out had a purpose! It was to get close to the 35-year-old specially appointed associate professor! What is Tang Ye's identity? Is approaching He Jianan necessary for work, or is there another hidden agenda? However, He Jianan foolishly thought that we could "meet each other at the top" and foolishly remembered the heartbeat in high school - this kind of gap of "one is calculating and the other is missing", it tortures me to death, but it's a good fight!!! 😭 And He Jianan's last paragraph - "My stomach is empty again after eating" "Friends, they are friends no matter what", he is still looking for reasons for himself, still convincing himself that he just wants a friend - wuwuwu, Mrs. Please stop the knife! He Jianan was obviously moved without even realizing it!!! Summary: The characters are perfect, the tension is perfect, and the hidden lines are perfect! The character Tang Ye is so layered, indifferent on the surface but calculating on the inside, but seems to be escaping from something; He Jianan's "slow and affectionate" feeling is also written so well! Every time the two of them looked at each other and every word of temptation made me knock my head off!!! Gugu, you must continue writing!!! I want to see who Tang Ye is! It depends on when He Jianan realizes that his heart is moved! I have locked up this pair of CPs, and I have swallowed the key!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Gong's father quite admires his daughter-in-law, she is discerning
Tang Ye just admitted his sexual orientation so easily? He Jianan was stunned hahahahahahahaha, the CPU was running like crazy! I even started to doubt my youthful memories of having my ears pierced before. Ask yourself, were you really not moved at that time? Did you really have no idea at the time? Otherwise, why would they think they are all brothers, doing all ambiguous things, and even asking him if he has a boyfriend? Hhhhh By the way, what is Tang Ye's past story? I feel that he is burdened with a lot, and there are many secrets behind every description of him. I even feel that this will be a big abuse point in the future~ Why are there only three chapters! Big, quick, quick sketch!
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Such clever writing, I will always follow my wife [Spread Flowers]
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Come to follow the article, the first chapter shocked me, I was hooked [make me healthy]